Now the Astros get to face 6'1" 240lb RHP Chad Billingsley to conclude the series against the Dodgers.
*Billingsley was the 24th overall pick of the 2003 draft by the Dodgers, having been drafted out of Defiance HS (where he was teammates with Mets pitcher Jon Niese) in Ohio, where in his senior season he struck out 113 batters and walked 16 in 56IP. He won the bronze medal with Team USA in the 2002 IBAF World Junior Championships.
*He is 4-3 in seven starts against the Astros in his career, with a 4.29 ERA/1.31 WHIP.
*But all four of those wins came at Minute Maid Park, where he is 4-0 in four starts. In 30.1IP, he has allowed 19H/6ER, 25K:0BB, for a 1.78 ERA/0.92 WHIP.
*In three starts this season, Billingsley has 17K:1BB in 20.1IP, having allowed 13H/3ER.
*Billingsley has faced 73 batters in his 20.1IP this season.
*He has faced current Astros for 60PAs, where they are hitting .189/.224/.321. Brett Myers is tied with Carlos Lee for the most RBI against Billingsley, with three. Chris Snyder is 3x22 with 2HR and a walk, and Carlos Lee is 5x19 with a double.
*LHBs are hitting .171/.171/.314 against Billingsley this season; 14 of his 17 strikeouts have come following a first-pitch strike.
*Billingsley has only allowed one hit and a walk with runners in scoring position.
*If the Astros are going to follow 2012 trends, they need to do their damage early. The opposing lineup's OPS the first time through the order has an .883 OPS, while the 2nd time through has a .394 OPS, and the 3rd time through has a .235 OPS.
*Wandy is coming off his best start of the season, on Tuesday, when the Astros lost a 1-0 game at Washington, and Wandy threw 7IP, 5H/1ER, 3K:0BB. It was the 2nd 1-0 loss of his career, and first since 2009.
*He has only induced 1 GIDP this season.
*The Astros are 7-13 in Wandy's last 20 starts. His ERA in those 20 starts? 3.65.
*He is 4-4 against LA in his career, with a 2.45 ERA in 11 games (10 starts), 48K:23BB. It's his lowest ERA against a team with 3+ starts.
*Current Dodgers are collectively hitting .256/.313/.368 against Wandy. Among players with 10+ PAs, Matt Kemp leads the way with a .947 OPS, then Jerry Hairson with an .894 OPS. James Loney is 2x13 in his career against Wandy.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
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Friday, July 30, 2010
What didn't get done, Part 1
With the report (which I need to go back and find) that the Astros wanted either Ike Davis or Jon Niese, in addition to prospects from the Mets, we find that the Astros talked to the Dodgers. And they wanted Chad Billingsley. The Dodgers countered with four prospects - no report as to who those prospects are - and...well, you know how that went.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Recap for G90 - Astros @ Dodgers
Yeah, so that vaunted pitching matchup I was so excited about kind of fizzled, no? The Astros jumped on Chad Billingsley early and often - and most often with two outs - to push their record to two games over .500 with an 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
Roy threw his 3rd complete game of the season, giving up only four hits and collecting his 6th win of the season. Let's look:
Roy: 9IP, 4H/1ER, 5K:0BB, 20/31 first-pitch strikes, 31 non-contact strikes (21 called:10 swinging).
He gave up one extra-base, a triple to Orlando Hudson, and that was pretty much it. No homers, nevermind three in an inning.He put together streaks of seven and eight batters retired in a row, and his ERA has settled down to a Roy-esque 3.65.
Offensively, it all happened in the first two innings. The Astros chased Billingsley after five outs, that took 14 batters to record. Billingsley's line was 1.2IP, 9H/6ER, 0K:0BB.
Seven of the Astros eight hits came with two outs. After Bourn and Matsui were out in the first, Tejada homered, Lee singled, Blum singled, Pence doubled, Pudge singled, Erstad singled, and Roy grounded out. Before most Dodger fans had filed in, it was 4-0.
Pudge had the big game, but only Lee and Pence were the starters without two hits. Even 1B2 Darin Erstad collected two hits, as did Bourn, Matsui, Tejada, and Blum. Pudge was 4x5 with 2RBI. In those 5ABs, Pudge only saw 12 pitches.
So seven runs, 4x9 with RISP, and they still left 9 on base...
Man of the Match: Pudge is deserving, but it goes to the guy with the complete game.
Goat of the Game: This one's hard, because everybody did well. But he who did least well has been anointed Carlos Lee. 1x4, 0x2 with men on base.
Roy threw his 3rd complete game of the season, giving up only four hits and collecting his 6th win of the season. Let's look:
Roy: 9IP, 4H/1ER, 5K:0BB, 20/31 first-pitch strikes, 31 non-contact strikes (21 called:10 swinging).
He gave up one extra-base, a triple to Orlando Hudson, and that was pretty much it. No homers, nevermind three in an inning.He put together streaks of seven and eight batters retired in a row, and his ERA has settled down to a Roy-esque 3.65.
Offensively, it all happened in the first two innings. The Astros chased Billingsley after five outs, that took 14 batters to record. Billingsley's line was 1.2IP, 9H/6ER, 0K:0BB.
Seven of the Astros eight hits came with two outs. After Bourn and Matsui were out in the first, Tejada homered, Lee singled, Blum singled, Pence doubled, Pudge singled, Erstad singled, and Roy grounded out. Before most Dodger fans had filed in, it was 4-0.
Pudge had the big game, but only Lee and Pence were the starters without two hits. Even 1B2 Darin Erstad collected two hits, as did Bourn, Matsui, Tejada, and Blum. Pudge was 4x5 with 2RBI. In those 5ABs, Pudge only saw 12 pitches.
So seven runs, 4x9 with RISP, and they still left 9 on base...
Man of the Match: Pudge is deserving, but it goes to the guy with the complete game.
Goat of the Game: This one's hard, because everybody did well. But he who did least well has been anointed Carlos Lee. 1x4, 0x2 with men on base.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Matchup for G90 - Astros @ Dodgers
This is one of the better pitching matchups of the season, and will most likely get no mention, as Roy Oswalt faces off against Chad Billingsley for game two of this series.
Roy Oswalt
Over his last four starts, dating back to June 24, Roy has posted a 2-0 line with a 1.86 ERA, 28K:6BB, and opponents are hitting .168/.222/.287. It would be nice to keep that rolling tonight as the Dodgers' offense isn't going to stay quiet for long, and on 4/22 the Dodgers did something no other team has done to Roy before - hit three homers in one inning. But it will be interesting to see Roy respond after abruptly leaving G86 vs Washington with numbness in his hand.
Last three starts:
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 52x229, .227/.291/.402, 44K:17BB
vs Lefties: 63x220, .286/.331/.441, 51K:15BB
When swinging at the first pitch (63): .322/.322/.576, 8XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (260): .225/.257/.340, 66K:8BB
After First-Pitch Balls (172): .281/.386/.493, 29K:24BB
RISP: 19x88, .216/.330/.330, 23K:14BB
Runners on: 43x172, .250/.325/.419, 37K:18BB
2OwRISP: 8x42, .190/.333/.238, 14K:7BB
Chad Billingsley
Billingsley won his last time out against the Astros, when he faced Wandy back on 4/23. Billinglsey's ERA is sitting at 3.38, and he has given up homers in each of his last four starts.
Last three starts:
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 37x188, .197/.305/.303, 48K:28BB
vs Lefties: 62x249, .249/.324/.365, 71K:27BB
When swinging at the first pitch (62): .351/.367/.579, 7XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (245): .179/.235/.278, 81K:14BB
After First-Pitch Balls (207): .248/.397/.338, 38K:41BB
RISP: 20x96, .208/.336/.271, 18K:22BB
Runners on: 43x163, .264/.355/.350, 32K:27BB
2OwRISP: 9x40, .225/.436/.300, 6K:14BB
Roy Oswalt
Over his last four starts, dating back to June 24, Roy has posted a 2-0 line with a 1.86 ERA, 28K:6BB, and opponents are hitting .168/.222/.287. It would be nice to keep that rolling tonight as the Dodgers' offense isn't going to stay quiet for long, and on 4/22 the Dodgers did something no other team has done to Roy before - hit three homers in one inning. But it will be interesting to see Roy respond after abruptly leaving G86 vs Washington with numbness in his hand.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 6/29 @SD | 9 | 2/1 | 8:2 | 7/13 | 110/74 |
| 7/5 @SF | 8 | 3/1 | 6:1 | 15/6 | 94/69 |
| 7/10 vWAS | 6 | 5/3 | 6:1 | 8/8 | 86/58 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 52x229, .227/.291/.402, 44K:17BB
vs Lefties: 63x220, .286/.331/.441, 51K:15BB
When swinging at the first pitch (63): .322/.322/.576, 8XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (260): .225/.257/.340, 66K:8BB
After First-Pitch Balls (172): .281/.386/.493, 29K:24BB
RISP: 19x88, .216/.330/.330, 23K:14BB
Runners on: 43x172, .250/.325/.419, 37K:18BB
2OwRISP: 8x42, .190/.333/.238, 14K:7BB
Chad Billingsley
Billingsley won his last time out against the Astros, when he faced Wandy back on 4/23. Billinglsey's ERA is sitting at 3.38, and he has given up homers in each of his last four starts.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 6/30 vCOL | 7.2 | 5/3 | 11:3 | 4/12 | 118/74 |
| 7/5 @SD | 8 | 4/3 | 5:0 | 8/15 | 97/68 |
| 7/10 @MIL | 5 | 5/5 | 4:4 | 9/7 | 110/67 |
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 37x188, .197/.305/.303, 48K:28BB
vs Lefties: 62x249, .249/.324/.365, 71K:27BB
When swinging at the first pitch (62): .351/.367/.579, 7XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (245): .179/.235/.278, 81K:14BB
After First-Pitch Balls (207): .248/.397/.338, 38K:41BB
RISP: 20x96, .208/.336/.271, 18K:22BB
Runners on: 43x163, .264/.355/.350, 32K:27BB
2OwRISP: 9x40, .225/.436/.300, 6K:14BB
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Reactions to G16 - Dodgers at Astros
Blum on Billingsley:
“I have close to probably 20 at-bats off of him and I have an idea of what he’s got. Tonight it was electric. It was crazy. I had actually gotten some good hitting counts and he was still throwing 90 mph, what looked like a slider. ... His depth is pretty impressive. He had us off-balance. He made pitches and he had it all working for him.”
Cooper on Wandy:
“I thought Wandy pitched well. We just didn’t really swing it very well tonight. Give the other guy some credit. We didn’t hit very many balls hard, not many chances. But great pitching from us, I thought, from Wandy. I thought he pitched well. We just needed to figure out how to score some runs for him when he pitches those kinds of games, or even for that matter from Roy. He couldn’t really, really locate early with his fastball, but he stayed in the game. That to me shows he’s making giant strides with what we want him to do.”
“I have close to probably 20 at-bats off of him and I have an idea of what he’s got. Tonight it was electric. It was crazy. I had actually gotten some good hitting counts and he was still throwing 90 mph, what looked like a slider. ... His depth is pretty impressive. He had us off-balance. He made pitches and he had it all working for him.”
Cooper on Wandy:
“I thought Wandy pitched well. We just didn’t really swing it very well tonight. Give the other guy some credit. We didn’t hit very many balls hard, not many chances. But great pitching from us, I thought, from Wandy. I thought he pitched well. We just needed to figure out how to score some runs for him when he pitches those kinds of games, or even for that matter from Roy. He couldn’t really, really locate early with his fastball, but he stayed in the game. That to me shows he’s making giant strides with what we want him to do.”
Recap, G16 - Dodgers at Astros
Definitely not as fun as last night. 2-0 loss as this was the pitcher's duel I said it would it be. The Astros managed four hits over the course of the evening, and Chad Billingsley blew it out the box. Wandy did what Wandy's done, and that's allow very few runs over the course of his outing. Let's take a look at his first pitch stats:
FP strike: 18
FB ball: 6
Wandy: 6IP, 5H, 1ER, 4K:2BB
Geary: 2IP, 2H, 1ER, 1K
Wright: 1IP, 1H
The offense...we mentioned this earlier, but Hunter Pence got to take a rest today. Not sure why. But it is what it is. Let's look at the ABs with runners on base. Trust me, this won't take long.
1st inning, Tejada on 2nd, 1 out:
Berkman strikes out swinging
Lee pops out to catcher
2nd inning: Erstad on 1st, 1 out
Pudge grounds into double play
3rd inning: Bourn on 1st, 0 out
Wandy sac bunt, Bourn to 2nd
Matsui flies out to 2nd
Tejada pops out to short
5th inning: Pudge on 1st, 1 out
Bourn strikes out swinging/Pudge caught stealing at 2nd
6th inning: Michaels on 1st, 0 out
Matsui sac bunt, Michaels to 2nd
Tejada safe at 1st on throwing error
Berkman grounds into double play
8th inning: Bourn on 2nd, 1 out
Pence lines out to short
Matsui grounds out to third
9th inning: Tejada on 1st, 0 out
Berkman strikes out swinging
Lee strikes out looking
Blum HBP
Erstad grounds out to first
So Tejada provided half the Astros' offense with two of the four hits, and they got nothin' from anybody else. Still, in a positive light, the Astros did win a series that looked unwinnable the way they played against the Reds.
Man of the Match:
Miguel Tejada. 2x4, now hitting .365.
Goat of the Game:
I really hate to harp on Berkman, but he did leave two men on twice in one game that the Astros lost by two runs. 0x4 with two Ks, 4 LOBs, and is now hitting .200.
FP strike: 18
FB ball: 6
Wandy: 6IP, 5H, 1ER, 4K:2BB
Geary: 2IP, 2H, 1ER, 1K
Wright: 1IP, 1H
| Pitcher | Pit/Str | Strike% | BF/Outs | Efficiency% | GB/FB/K |
| Wandy | 105/67 | 63.8% | 24/18 | 75% | 8/5/4 |
| Geary | 28/20 | 71.4% | 8/6 | 75% | 3/2/1 |
| Wright | 6/10 | 60% | 3/3 | 100% | 0/2/0 |
The offense...we mentioned this earlier, but Hunter Pence got to take a rest today. Not sure why. But it is what it is. Let's look at the ABs with runners on base. Trust me, this won't take long.
1st inning, Tejada on 2nd, 1 out:
Berkman strikes out swinging
Lee pops out to catcher
2nd inning: Erstad on 1st, 1 out
Pudge grounds into double play
3rd inning: Bourn on 1st, 0 out
Wandy sac bunt, Bourn to 2nd
Matsui flies out to 2nd
Tejada pops out to short
5th inning: Pudge on 1st, 1 out
Bourn strikes out swinging/Pudge caught stealing at 2nd
6th inning: Michaels on 1st, 0 out
Matsui sac bunt, Michaels to 2nd
Tejada safe at 1st on throwing error
Berkman grounds into double play
8th inning: Bourn on 2nd, 1 out
Pence lines out to short
Matsui grounds out to third
9th inning: Tejada on 1st, 0 out
Berkman strikes out swinging
Lee strikes out looking
Blum HBP
Erstad grounds out to first
So Tejada provided half the Astros' offense with two of the four hits, and they got nothin' from anybody else. Still, in a positive light, the Astros did win a series that looked unwinnable the way they played against the Reds.
Man of the Match:
Miguel Tejada. 2x4, now hitting .365.
Goat of the Game:
I really hate to harp on Berkman, but he did leave two men on twice in one game that the Astros lost by two runs. 0x4 with two Ks, 4 LOBs, and is now hitting .200.
Matchup for G16 - Dodgers at Astros
The Astros will try to complete their first sweep of the season, after ensuring their second series victory with last night's win over the Dodgers.
Wandy Rodriguez
Who would have thought that Wandy would be the ace of the staff so far this season? This was the year Wandy needed to prove he was a valuable #2 starter, and he has established that in his first three starts. He's shown poise, emotion, and the ability to strike a fool out. The Astros are 2-1 in Wandy's starts.
Wandy's three starts:
Batters are hitting .177/.282/.210 (yep, I checked) off Wandy, and hitting .146 at Minute Maid Park with three induced GIDP. And this is interesting. With a first-pitch strike, opponents are hitting .147/.211/.147. After a first-pitch ball, opponents are hitting .143/.333/.190. Once he gets that first-pitch ball, batters have gone on to get three more pitches just like it six times (in 27 plate appearances), and he's had only eight walks all season.
2008 vs. Los Angeles:
Career vs:
Chad Billingsley
Billingsley is 3-0 in his first three starts, and has turned in quality starts in all three, but his second game was the gem of the season so far. Throwing 7IP with 5H/1ER, 11K:0BB against the Giants in an 11-1 win, Billingsley is starting to live up to the hype he's had since his debut in 2006.
This matchup has the promise of a pitcher's duel as Billingsley's BAA splits are as follows:
Total: .169/.243/.231
Righties: .103/.156/.138
Lefties: .222/.310/.306
First-pitch strikes: .088/.086/.118
First-pitch balls: .292/.452/.375
2008 splits:
Wandy Rodriguez
Who would have thought that Wandy would be the ace of the staff so far this season? This was the year Wandy needed to prove he was a valuable #2 starter, and he has established that in his first three starts. He's shown poise, emotion, and the ability to strike a fool out. The Astros are 2-1 in Wandy's starts.
Wandy's three starts:
| vs CHI | 6IP | 4H/1ER | 4K:3BB | 8GB/7FB |
| at STL | 6IP | 5H/3ER | 4K:3BB | 10GB/8FB |
| vs CIN | 7IP | 2H/0ER | 10K:2BB | 4GB/8FB |
Batters are hitting .177/.282/.210 (yep, I checked) off Wandy, and hitting .146 at Minute Maid Park with three induced GIDP. And this is interesting. With a first-pitch strike, opponents are hitting .147/.211/.147. After a first-pitch ball, opponents are hitting .143/.333/.190. Once he gets that first-pitch ball, batters have gone on to get three more pitches just like it six times (in 27 plate appearances), and he's had only eight walks all season.
2008 vs. Los Angeles:
| July 1 L | 5IP | 6H/5ER | 5K:4BB | 6GB/10FB |
Career vs:
| Oswalt vs. | HxAB | BA/OBP/SLG | HR-RBI | K:BB |
| Furcal | 2x5 | .400/.500/.800 | 0-0 | 1:1 |
| Kemp | 2x5 | .400/.333/.600 | 0-2 | 1:0 |
| Martin | 2x5 | .400/.625/1.200 | 1-2 | 0:3 |
| Hudson | 2x6 | .333/.500/.667 | 0-1 | 0:2 |
| Pierre | 2x7 | .286/.444/.186 | 0-0 | 0:2 |
| Ethier | 1x5 | .200/.200/.200 | 0-0 | 0:0 |
| Loney | 1x6 | .167/.167/.167 | 0-1 | 1:0 |
Chad Billingsley
Billingsley is 3-0 in his first three starts, and has turned in quality starts in all three, but his second game was the gem of the season so far. Throwing 7IP with 5H/1ER, 11K:0BB against the Giants in an 11-1 win, Billingsley is starting to live up to the hype he's had since his debut in 2006.
This matchup has the promise of a pitcher's duel as Billingsley's BAA splits are as follows:
Total: .169/.243/.231
Righties: .103/.156/.138
Lefties: .222/.310/.306
First-pitch strikes: .088/.086/.118
First-pitch balls: .292/.452/.375
2008 splits:
| vs. HOU | 1-1 | 2.77 ERA/1.15 WHIP | 0 HR | 9K:3BB |
| At MMP | 1-0 | 0.00 ERA/0.88 WHIP | 0 HR | 5K:1BB |
| Wolf vs. | HxAB | BA/OBP/SLG | HR-RBI | K:BB |
| Matsui | 3x8 | .375/.444/.500 | 0-0 | 1:1 |
| Lee | 3x12 | .250/.231/.333 | 0-1 | 1:0 |
| Tejada | 1x5 | .200/.333/.200 | 0-2 | 1:0 |
| Berkman | 2x12 | .167/.286/.333 | 0-0 | 3:2 |
| Blum | 2x14 | .143/.294/.143 | 0-0 | 3:3 |
| Bourn | 1x7 | .143/.143/.143 | 0-0 | 1:0 |
| Lee | 1x9 | .111/.333/.444 | 1-2 | 2:3 |
| Pence | 1x3 | .333/.333/.333 | 0-2 | 1:0 |
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